Antique Watercolor Painting by Clelia Bompiani-Battaglia

Description

A lovely painting of two Italian women in the countryside is by Clelia Bompiani Battaglia (Italian, 1847-1927). The background and … more A lovely painting of two Italian women in the countryside is by Clelia Bompiani Battaglia (Italian, 1847-1927). The background and clothing are created using soft hued watercolors. The shoes, hair, basket and jug have graphite outlines or highlights. The unframed painting is signed, "C. Bompiani Battaglia Roma" lower right and is painted on watercolor board. It measures 15.75"W x 21.75"H and is in very good antique condition with a chip on the bottom right corner.

About the Artist:
Clelia Bompiani-Battaglia (5 August 1848 in Rome - 23 February 1927 in Rome)was an Italian painter.She was a pupil of her father, Roberto Bompiani, and of the professors in the Accademia di San Luca. She was an accomplished watercolorist.The following paintings in watercolor established her reputation as an artist: Confidential Communication(1885); the Fortune-Teller (1887); A Public Copyist (1888); and The Wooing (1888).Along with Alceste Campriani, Ada Negri, Juana Romani, and Erminia de Sanctis, Bompiani is named as one of Italy's best modern painters. less